"As you hadn't the least acquaintance with Mrs. Burrage, who else could it have come from?"
"If it came from Miss Tarrant, I ought at least to recognise her courtesy by listening to her."
"If you rise from this sofa I will tell Olive what I suspect. She will be perfectly capable of carrying Verena off to China—or anywhere out of your reach."
"And pray what is it you suspect?"
"That you two have been in correspondence."
"Tell her whatever you like, Mrs. Luna," said the young man, with the grimness of resignation.
"You are quite unable to deny it, I see."
"I never contradict a lady."
"We shall see if I can't make you tell a fib. Haven't you been seeing Miss Tarrant, too?"
"Where should I have seen her? I can't see all the way to Boston, as you said the other day."